This webinar will cover the requirements for R-1 nonimmigrant status, the process for filing an I-129 petition with USCIS and the process for obtaining an R-1 visa at a U.S. consulate abroad. Issues to be discussed include: maintaining and extending status, compensation of the R-1 beneficiary, travel issues and USCIS site visits. The webinar will be presented by Anne Marie Gibbons, Director, Center for Religious Immigration and Protection, CLINIC; Miguel Naranjo, Managing Attorney, Center for Religious Immigration and Protection, CLINIC; and Kristina Karpinski, Training and Legal Support Attorney, CLINIC.